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(No Model.)

E. SANDOW. COMBINED BATH TUB AND TRUNK.

No. 546,711. Pted Sept. 24, ,1895.

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EUGEN SANDOW, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

COMBINED BATVII-I-TUB AND TRIUVNK.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 546,711, datedSeptember 24, 1895. Application filed April 11, 1895. Serial No.545,300. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, EUeEN'SANDow, a subject of the Emperor of Germany,residing in New York, in the county of New York and State of New York,have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in a CombinedBath-Tub and Trunk, of which the following is a specification, referencebeing had to the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is aperspective view of the com bined tub and trunk with the lid thereofraised. Fig. 2 is a vertical cross-section; and Fig. 3 is a detail,enlarged, being a section through a portion of the trunk-lid and thefront wall of the trunk.

This invention relates to trunks for travelers, and has for its leadingobject to combine in the form of a trunk a bath-tub and a series oftrays adapted to be placed within the combined trunk and bath-tub, whichtrays are capable of being securely locked together, so that whenremoved from the trunk they will form in themselves, in their lockedcondition, what maybe termeda secondary trunk, in which travelerswearing apparel may be retained safely while the trunk proper is put touse as a bath-tub.

Another object of this invention is to provide a construction that willeffectively guard the contents from becoming injured by dampness whenthe trunk is used for thetransportation of clothing, &c., aboard ships.

These objects I accomplish as illustrated in the drawings and ashereinafter described.

Those things which I regard as new will be set forth in theclaims.

In the drawings, A representsa trunk-body, and'A' represents its cover.As shown, the trunk-body with its cover is formed with eight sides orfaces, which is a very convenient form, but which, of course, may bevaried from at the pleasure of the constructor.

a indicates a lining for the trunk-body and its cover, which may be madeof zinc, aluminum, or of any material of a waterproof character. Securedin any suitable manner to the upper edge of the trunk-body A is anelastic strip 19, preferably of rubber, which, when the cover A isclosed, enters and fits snugly a l groove 0, formed in the lower edge ofsuch cover. By this means a moisture-proof and air-proof joint isformed, which, in connection with the lining a, insures the contents ofthe trunk being preserved from damage by moisture at all times, andespecially when the trunk is being used for the reception ofclothingbeing transported by water.

O O G 0 indicate a series of trays, all of which, except the upper onein the constructionrepresented by the drawings, are open at the top,and, as shown, the trays rest one upon another.

D D indicate metal straps or bands, each encircling the series of traysnear one end and each provided with a suitable lock' for uniting theends of the strap or hand. These straps or bands are preferably made ofthin steel or iron, but, of course, may be made of any suitablematerial. As shown, they are each'set in a shallow groove formed on theoutside of the series of trays, so that the surface of the straps orhands is flush with the surface of the trays that they surround. By

locked together form in effect a secondary V trunk. After the trays havebeen thus removed the trunk-body A, by reason of its being lined with awaterproof material, can be readily and quickly converted into use as abathtub. By the construction shown the traveler is always provided witha bath-tub, and by means of the trays that can be locked together with adevice that for indoor use answers all the purposes of a regular trunk.This device will be found of especial value to travelers stopping atsmall hotels where proper bathing conveniences are frequently not to befound. I provide a trunk that has all of the advantages possessed by anordinary trunk provided with trays, with the added advantage of a personbeing enabled to remove the entire contents at once and leave themwithout further attention in an inclosed condition,

thus permitting the trunk proper to be put to use as a bath-tub or to betemporarily put to some other use, thus giving the owner the advantagesof two trunks for the time being. lVhen desired, the trays can bereadily separated from each other by unlocking the locks (l and layingback the ends of the straps or bands D D.

It is contemplated that the several trays should be made of light, yetstrong material, in order that they may, when locked together, bereadily removed from the trunk-body, and at the same time when soremoved afford sufficient protection for the contents.

That which I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by LettersPatent, is

1. The combination with a trunk body lined with water-proof material, ofa series of trays entirely filling said trunk body and locked togetherfor entire simultaneous removal there- 20 from, substantially asdescribed.

2. The combination with a trunk body lined with a water proof material,of a series of trays adapted to fit in said trunk body and means forlooking said trays together for simultane- 2 5 ous removal therefrom,substantially as described.

3. The combination of a trunk body, of the series of trays adapted tofit therein and a band surrounding and uniting said trays and 30

